Review the case file titled “Hilary Case,” found below these instructions.
Write a to six (6) page paper in which you: All work must be original
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FROM LAST ASSIGNMENT: Stakeholder Engagement and Roles in Strategic Planning
Stakeholders can have a powerful impact on organizational decision making and strategic planning, making stakeholder engagement essential. As a leader and manager of an organization, you will not only be tasked with building relationships and engaging key stakeholders, but also identifying their role in the strategic planning process. In this Discussion, you examine stakeholder engagement and the role of stakeholders in strategic planning.
PART ONE
Assignment: COMMENT ON THE FOLLOWING IN ABOUT A PARAGRAPH
To stretch the discussion this week and as related to being a positive strategic thinker and one who takes challenges and turns them into opportunities how might you frame your discussion within one of these concepts be that Sustainable Leadership, the Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) or Appreciative Inquiry (AI).
PART TWO
ALSO Part of The ASSIGNMENT
Respond the two authors (L. Bennet & D. Cotton) by providing feedback on their surveys. Are the questions clear? Are the response categories appropriate? Are there more appropriate ways to design some of the questions? If so, what are they? Offer advice and feedback to your colleagues.
Author: D. Cotton
Survey
1. What is your ethnicity?
A. Caucasian
B. African American
C. Latino/Hispanic
D. Other
2. What is your gender?
Male/Female
3. When were you in Foster Care? years months
4. Do you feel as if you received the best possible service in Foster Care? Y/N
5. What was your household annual income prior to Foster Care?
6. What were your responsibilities in the group home?
7. Did you complete your tasks?
8. Why/Why not?
9. What were the consequences?
10. What do you feel could have been done differently by staff to produce a better result?
The following survey asks various questions in an effort to improve the outcome of services within the foster care system Chris Kids, Inc. is a non profit organization that provides services for individuals aging out of foster care. Public administrators need to maintain a steady stream of feedback in order to find out what matters to citizens, clients, customers, and employees (Johnson 2014 pg.242.)
References:
Johnson, G. (2014). Research methods for public administrators (3rd ed.). Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe.
Author: L. Bennett
What factors have led to a decrease in recycling by members of the city of Wilmington, Delaware?
1. How long has your family engaged in recycling?
A. Greater than 10 years
B. 5 – 10 years
C. 2 – 5 years
D. Less than 2 years
2. How is your recycling removed from your home?
A. I drop it off a the recycle center
B. It is picked up a refuse company
C. I take it to a local store to recycle
D. I do not recycle
3. If you no longer recycle what is the primary reason?
A. Have heard that it only goes to the landfill anyway
B. Too much hassle
C. No access to the proper tools
D. Pick up not consistent
Rate the following 5 is very knowledgeable and 1 is not knowledgeable:
4. How knowledgeable are you on what is recyclable (i.e. types of plastics, paper, wood, etc)
5 4 3 2 1
5. I am aware of how to prepare material for pick up
5 4 3 2 1
6. I am aware of the recycle pick up in my community.
5 4 3 2 1
7. How do you feel recycling could be improved in your area?
8. What general area of Wilmington do you reside?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
9. Number of members in your household?
A. 1
B. 2 – 3
C. 4 – 5
D. greater than 6
10. Household income?
A. less than $50,000
B. $51,000 $100,000
C. $101,000 $150, 000
D. greater than $151,000
The research question seeks to unmask the reasons for the decrease in recycling. The survey provided looks poses questions that help determined general demographics of the survey participants and seeks to uncover what is impacting recycling in Wilmington. As recommended by Johnson (2014) the survey should be concise and not take a great deal of time to complete (p. 142). Johnson (2014) raises to critical points on data collection, first the survey needs to be pretested before being administered to the public (p. 142) and the method of conducting the survey can greatly impact the response rate (p. 129)
Reference:
Johnson, G. (2014). Research methods for public administrators (3rd e
You have met with your client and colleagues about last week’s marketing plan draft. Based on the feedback from your colleagues and others, you are now ready to pull the completed final plan together. Sometimes, brands need to be repositioned in the marketplace for a variety of reasons, from gaining new market share to creating an image. You have suggested this during your previous meetings with your client over the last few weeks. As the marketing consultant for your client’s brand, the management team has requested a draft of the marketing plan proposal. Some of the information you already know from working with your client for a few months. Other parts, you will have to research and create now. You will have your colleagues and the client review most of it before completing the final sections of the plan and submitting it to the client for final review. The draft of the marketing proposal must include the following sections: •Company overview: Add the information from your Week 1 Individual Project that describes your company (50–100 words). •Competition: Add the information from you Week 1 Individual Project about the top competitor of your brand (50–100 words). •Research and the marketing strategy: Add the information from your Week 2 Discussion Board about the importance of research and marketing strategy for the brand. Add information from the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis in this section (50–100 words). •The marketing mix objectives: Add the information from your Week 1 Individual Project with the objectives of the marketing mix for your brand: product, price, place, and promotion (50–100 words). •Product positioning strategy: Add the positioning strategy for your product that is designed to change the perception of the current product by the targeted customer group from your Week 2 Individual Project (50–100 words). •Customer profile: Include the details related to your customer’s demographics and psychographics and the two segments that you created from your Week 3 Discussion Board and Individual Project assignments (50–100 words). •Marketing communications: Write a section that explains an advertising or messaging concept to help tell customers about the brand. Think about a television commercial, radio spot, print or banner advertisement, or a social media message (50–100 words). •Distribution of the product: Explain 1 place to sell your product (25–50 words).
Assignment Instructions
Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the electronic health records
and the paper record. Identify the future direction of health record keeping. Discuss the
problems that may arise in the future as a result of many groups unwillingness to adopt the
electronic health record as well as how changes to medical care (IE Affordable Care Act)
can impact record keeping.
Conduct a cost benefit analysis between two similar organizations, one of whom chooses to adopt the electronic health records in their organization and one who does not. Explain the pros and cons for each facility based on their decision and its impact on its revenue stream.
You will be using a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis to assess your organization and its environment. Strengths and weaknesses are internal factors. Opportunities and threats are external factors.
Instructions
You are to complete the following portions of your strategic plan:
Keep your SWOT analysis short and simple, and avoid complexity and overanalysis. If it helps to organize your thoughts, use a SWOT table.
Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the following criteria. Click here to view the grading rubric.
This assignment will be assessed using additional criteria provided here.
Attached are the questions for the quiz. This is due by EOD 2/14/2015
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The primary written assignment in this course will be a Persuasive/Argumentative Paper on a topic that demonstrates how Politics/Politicians influence/manipulate or coerce our understanding of Science. The topics are not to be summaries or re iterations of material from our textbooks or materials utilized in class, but rather original topics that are controversial in nature and allow the student to persuade the reader to consider their point of view.
Topics from any field of science may be assigned by the instructor or chosen by the student at the instructor’s discretion. The paper must demonstrate the ability to apply scientific method principles and processes including an understanding of the science, impact of the science through application and demonstration in our daily life and consequences of political interpretation of the science. It is critical that the student develop these skills and knowledge to understand and interpret scientific information and the impact of science on their lives, the environment and society, so that the student is prepared for the 21st century.
The paper will be 2000 3000 words (5 10 pages) in length, double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, and using APA format. You will take a side on an issue and write a paper that attempts to persuade the reader to accept your point of view on the topic.
